Fountain and Tomb: Hakayat Haretna (Three Continents Press)
by Naguib Mahfouz
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Author: Naguib MahfouzTranslator: Soad Sobhy
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); Arabic (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1990-12
ISBN: 0894105817
Number of pages: 210
Publisher: Passeggiata Pr
Book Reviews of Fountain and Tomb: Hakayat Haretna (Three Continents Press)
Book Review: An excellent book
Summary: 5 Stars
Somehow my previous review of this book has been dropped. This was my introduction to Mahfouz; I understand why he is a Nobel Prize winner. The books uses a number of short vignettes to describe the neighbor over the lifetime of the narrator. Through these vignettes one sees the changing world of the neighbor - from governed by a thug-king to something resembling faith in Egytian government passing through the overthrow of the British rule. The changing world is also reflected in schooling, in women working, in the partial overthrow of superstition, etc. Each vignette is so perfect and the total effect of them makes this a book you should not miss.
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